The Client profile: Stephanie Dominy, Snyk Tom Baker ‘There is a creative and artistic side to me but also a very pragmatic and logical one. While I left…
Life During Law: Natasha Harrison Tom Baker My maths teacher was married to a criminal barrister, so I did a mini-pupillage at his set. Loved it but…
LB100 Second 25: The great leap upwards Tom Baker Analysing and then explaining the performance of the LB100’s 26-50 bracket is far from straightforward. The monumental disruption of the last…
Revolving doors: Goodwin lures capital markets guru as Ashurst boosts derivatives practice Tom Baker Amid the latest round of lateral hires, Goodwin has picked up capital markets partner and ESG specialist Ariel White-Tsimikalis from Bryan…
Revolving doors: private equity spree continues as Gibson Dunn hires buyout team from Vinson & Elkins Tom Baker Continuing the private equity theme set by last week’s spate of hires, Gibson Dunn has appointed a trio of buyout partners from…
Revolving doors: Kirkland picks up Freshfields private equity stars again as seven partners depart pre-IPO Mishcon Tom Baker With echoes of David Higgins’ landmark $10m switch in 2017 , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost two up-and-coming private equity…
Revolving doors: Disputes dominate as Willkie and HFW make major London team hires Tom Baker In a headline week for the London disputes market, a three-partner antitrust litigation team from Quinn Emanuel’s market-leading practice has…
Revolving doors: Ashurst makes senior high yield hire from Shearman as WilmerHale sees double departure to G100 rivals Tom Baker Amid another hefty round of parner recruitment, Ashurst has made a senior hire in London, bringing in Jacques McChesney as…
Revolving doors: Stephenson Harwood lands former A&O partner in restructuring push Tom Baker Stephenson Harwood has made a significant addition to its restructuring practice, hiring former Allen & Overy partner Tim Crocker in…
Revolving doors: Shoosmiths calls up Telefónica GC as post-summer recruitment spree begins Tom Baker Headlining a hectic week of partner recruitment, Shoosmiths has landed in-house veteran and former Telefónica UK general counsel Ed Smith…
Revolving doors: Sidley makes triple acquisition among spate of senior City hires Tom Baker It was a significant week of expansion for Sidley as it made a trio of eye-catching partner hires in London.…
The Client profile: Ahmed Badr, GoCardless Tom Baker Ahmed Badr did not want to be a lawyer. A self-professed ‘huge geek’ at school, he was never happier than…
European Super League: Caught offside Tom Baker It was the football story of the year – eclipsing even Lionel Messi’s move to PSG and football not quite…
Revolving doors: Dechert makes double hire in California as King & Spalding lures Brussels head Tom Baker In a more muted round of lateral partner recruitment as August draws to a close, Dechert, King & Spalding and Dentons…
Revolving doors: Withers makes global splash with four partner hires as Curtis opens in Saudi Arabia Tom Baker In a week of significant international expansion, Withers has added four lateral partners to its global benches while Curtis, Mallet-Prevost,…
Revolving doors: A&O launches Silicon Valley tech team as Linklaters hires litigation star Tom Baker In a major expansion of its US operations, Allen & Overy (A&O) has made an eye-catching move for seven White…
Financials 2020/21: Linklaters maintains Magic Circle resilience with double-digit profit hike Tom Baker Despite the pandemic, the 2020/21 financial year proved to be an improved outing for Linklaters as revenues inched up and…
Financials 2020/21: HFW breaks £200m revenue barrier as profits soar by 30% Tom Baker HFW has continued to perform resiliently in the face of the pandemic, today (9 August) posting a 3% rise in…
Revolving doors: White & Case enters recruitment overdrive as Lewis Silkin establishes Belfast employment hub Tom Baker After a quieter July, the pace of partner recruitment has picked up significantly this week, with notable activity at White…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws and White & Case push on during summer slowdown with two hires each Tom Baker Amid the typical summer lull in lateral partner appointments, Addleshaw Goddard and White & Case have bucked the trend with…
